Revelation 22:7 Behold, I come
quickly: blessed is he that keepeth the sayings of the prophecy of this book.
Christ promised that these events
related in Revelation will happen fast, in an accelerated fashion, in an
overwhelming series of disasters.
Revelation 2:5 Remember
therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do the first works; or
else I will come unto thee quickly, and will remove thy candlestick out of his
place, except thou repent….16 Repent; or
else I will come unto thee quickly, and will fight against them with the sword
of my mouth.
Revelation 3:11 Behold, I come
quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.
Revelation 22:12 And, behold, I
come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work
shall be…20 He which testifieth these
things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.
Revelation 22:8 And I John saw
these things, and heard them. And when I had heard and seen, I fell down to
worship before the feet of the angel which shewed me these things.
Here is how the Bible defines the
physical posture of worship, as in this verse.
I fell down to worship.
Genesis 24:26 And the man bowed
down his head, and worshipped the LORD…52
And it came to pass, that, when Abraham’s servant heard their words, he
worshipped the LORD, bowing himself to the earth.
Psalm 95:6 O come, let us
worship and bow down: let us kneel before the LORD our maker.
Matthew 27:29 And when they had
platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon his head, and a reed in his right
hand: and they bowed the knee before him, and mocked him, saying, Hail, King of
the Jews!
Revelation 22:9 Then saith he
unto me, See thou do it not: for I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren
the prophets, and of them which keep the sayings of this book: worship God.
A Christian is to bow before no
man but God. No king, no ruler of any kind is worthy of our worship, perhaps
our obedience, but not the act of worship. This has led to great confusion and
blasphemy in history as kings demanded the physical act of worship, much to
their shame.
Do you wonder which prophet this
angel represented?
Revelation 22:10 And he saith
unto me, Seal not the sayings of the prophecy of this book: for the time is at
hand. 11 He that is unjust, let him be
unjust still: and he which is filthy, let him be filthy still: and he that is
righteous, let him be righteous still: and he that is holy, let him be holy
still.
Much has been said about verse 11.
In each generation the end of history has been at hand. Each generation can
recall its conquerors, its horrible wars, famines, and utter destruction. Satan
has his man ready, waiting in the wings, so to speak, from Nimrod to Al
Baghdadi of ISIS. But, God exercised restraint and gave man more time. Each
empire draws people together and people drawing together inevitably stand
against God as mankind prefers worshipping himself over his Creator.
As Matthew Henry stated, this book
being open will encourage men, and women, I might add. Those who are wicked
will be given even more of an excuse to practice their wickedness as they have
a short time. Those who are Christ’s will be encouraged in their faith to
remain close to Him because they have eternity with Him waiting for them.
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